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alluring

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highly attractive

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inextricable

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incapable of being disentangled or untied

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tacitly

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by unexpressed agreement

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debauchery

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a wild gathering

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impregnable

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incapable of being attacked or tampered with

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disregard

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give little or no attention to

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conspire

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act in agreement and in secret towards a deceitful purpose

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reverberation

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an echo

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clamor

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make loud demands

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subjection

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forced submission to control by others

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petty

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small and of little importance

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indoctrinate

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teach uncritically

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grievance

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a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment

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racketeer

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someone who commits crimes for profit

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perpetually

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everlastingly

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sinecure

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a job that involves minimal duties

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posterity

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all future generations

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subtle

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difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

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palpable

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capable of being perceived

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wariness

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the trait of being cautious and watchful

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sordid

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foul and run down and repulsive

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frequent

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be a regular visitor to a certain place

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altercation

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a noisy quarrel

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anodyne

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a medicine used to relieve pain

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pugnacious

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ready and able to resort to force or violence

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persist

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refuse to stop

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tenative

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hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion

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linger

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leave slowly and hesitantly

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obscure

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remote and separate physically or socially

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lassitude

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weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

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